Melissa Ma is a Co-Founder and Managing Director of Asia Alternatives Management LLC. With over US$1.5 billion in capital under management, Asia Alternatives is a solution platform dedicated to helping institutional investors make investments in private equity across Asia. Melissa is on the Firm’s Investment Committee and leads Asia Alternatives’ investments in buyout and special situations funds. In addition, she oversees the investor relations, market research and back office functions.

Prior to starting Asia Alternatives, Melissa was a Director at Hellman & Friedman LLC, a San Francisco-based private equity firm with over $16 billion of committed capital. Previously, Melissa also worked at McKinsey & Co, Inc. (Hong Kong and San Francisco) and Goldman, Sachs & Co (New York). 

Melissa received an M.B.A. with Distinction from Harvard Business School and holds a B.A. in economics and East Asian studies, magna cum laude, from Harvard University. She is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and English.

Melissa currently sits on the Advisory Boards for KKR Asia, NEA-IndoUS, Shoreline China, Pacific Minato, Advent Japan and Clearwater Capital Partners I, II and III. In addition, Melissa serves as a Trustee of the Asian Art Museum and the Bay Area Discovery Museum and is on the Advisory Board for Room to Read.